Fran�ois, Duque de La Rochefoucauld
France
15 Sep 1613 // 17 Mar 1680
Writer, Moralist
15 Sep 1613 // 17 Mar 1680
Writer, Moralist
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Badness of memory every one complains of, but nobody of the want of judgment
All the passions are nothing else than different degrees of heat and cold of the blood
The confidence which we have in ourselves gives birth to much of that which we have in others
We can never be certain of our courage until we have faced danger
True eloquence consists in saying all that is necessary, and nothing but what is necessary
There is as much eloquence in the tone of voice, in the eyes, and in the air of a speaker as in his choice of words
The pleasure of love is in loving. We are happier in the passion we feel than in what we excite
How can we expect another to keep our secret if we cannot keep it ourselves
The passions are the only orators that always persuade: they are, as it were, a natural art, the rules of which are infallible; and the simplest man with passion is more persuasive than the most eloquent without it
A small degree of wit, accompanied by good sense, is less tiresome in the long run than a great amount of wit without it
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On Anger: "For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind."
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On Destiny: "Our destiny exercises its influence over us even when, as yet, we have not learned its nature: it is our future that lays down the law of our today."
Human, All Too Human
Human, All Too Human
On Friendship: "A crowd is not company; and faces are but a gallery of pictures; and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love."
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